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THE DICTIONARY OF GARDENING, 
Cereus—continued. 
С, nycticalus (flowering at night). Л. white, opening at night, 
en A ae ae in i" to, but larger than, those of C. grandi- 
florus. Plant with sub-erect, long, jointed, climbing branches, 
some cylindrical with four to five series of spines, others with 
from four to six ribs. Spines small, very rigid, each cluster con- 
taining about four, mixed with white, often deciduous sete. 
Mexico. Suitable for planting against the wall of a warm green- 
house. See Fig. 408. 
С. pentagonus (five-angled).* fl. white, large. July. Plant 
erect, jointed, slender, pale green, five-angled; ribs repand; 
prickles naked at the base, nearly equal, slender, straw-coloured, 
with five to six radiating ones in each fascicle, and one central 
one. Stems varying, with three, four, or five angles. h. 5. 
South America, 1769. 
с. plelogonns (many-stamened) fl. ee Plant light 
olive-green, erect, cylindrical, with about thirteen very small 
ribs; the areole are M p swollen at the summit, then form 
small tubercles more and more distinct until, at the base, the ribs 
almost ee, disappear, Spines about thirteen, the exterior 
ones radiating pretty regularly; the upper ones the shorter, and 
the interior ones more or less erect. Native country unknown. 
h.6in. See Fig. 409. 
quadrangularis (four-angled).* fl. white, opening at night 
beautiful and sweet-scented. Plant creeping ires to four- 
angled; angles hardly channglled ; spines five {о seven in each 
fascicle, hardly stellate. West Indies, 1809. [3 
C. repandus (repand) fl., tube n, unarmed ; inner calycine 
or corolline lobes white; outer lobes of calyx narrow and much 
acuminated, нес ейт the inner ones in length. May. 
Plant long, erect, with eight to nine blunt angles; angles rather 
undulated Ln longer than the 
wool from which th i 
ч CE bea 
t. Caribbee Islands, 1728. (В. Е. 
C. se tinus (serpentine)* И. e, very h ; : 
MD. outer ones greenish, aa e DL M Оре 
es purplish, inner ones 
white ; foral tubes very bristly at the e. pd creeping, 
our к somewhat climbing, with eleven to twelve very blunt 
les; bristles.in fascicles, much longer than the wool from 
which they issue, but which at length falls off. h. 3ft. to 4ft. 
South America,1817. See Fig. 410. (B. M. 3566.) 
angled ; angles toothed ; subulate 
vie E" А. Bf. to 6ft. Mexico isis 
laris (three-angled) Л. greenish on the outside, and 
я than that of most other species. Jul 
Plant ; sh i 
pc ST ro iu son 
CERIFEROUS. Bearing or producing wax. 
CERINTHE (from keros, wax, and ; 
bees are supposed to obtain wax largely Pee зл 
the flowers). 
Honeywort. ORD. Boragies. Glabrous hardy 
annuals or perennials, with terminal К s of 
. tubularly campanulate, drooping, variegated fl H 
. аге of easy culture iu common garden wu Rmo. A 
be sown in spring, in sunny spots, C. maculata, being a 
perennial, requires to be planted in a tered, dry situa 
©. aspera (rough). fl., corolla yell ^ wnish. 
tube, cylindrica, five- tothed, twice аз Var aes calyx. July. 
=~ Li oblong, denticulately ciliated, rough beneath, 
n e Europe, 1633, Annual. (S. Е. б. 10)... d 
€ labrous ., corolla yello bottom violaceo: 
. ht top, dre s = ionis i dr 
_ 4, lft, European Alps, 1827. Annual. 
and Eastern Europe, 1804. Perennial. | 
* fl., corolla yellow at bottom 
five toothed, July. Г. со 
зри, glabrous ab 
hy, stem-c! atic 
rough benea БОА 
corolla yellow, sometimes with 
_ ith conniving segments gt 
on - сф 
ig at Middle and South піце 
Eam 
corolla with a yellow tube and a vig 
cylindrical, with a i | ET à 
»„ 1. stem-clasping, somewhat path 
h а short mucrone, beset with y е 
Mt. Greece, &c., 1828, Annual. 
- Inelining a little from the 
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CEROPEGIA (from keros, wax, and pege, a fountain; 
referring to the form and waxy appearance of the flowers). 
ORD. Asclepiadacee. Usually twining, sometimes erect, 
herbs, often with tuberous roots. Corolla funnel-shaped, 
more or less ventricose from the base; segments of the limb 
narrow, sometimes cohering at the apex. Leaves opposite. 
The corona consists of a single whorl of five to ten leaves, 
opposite the stamens, and alternating with the segments of 
the corolla. Ceropegias are very curious and pretty stove 
or greenhouse plants, thriving in a mixture of peat, sand, 
and vegetable mould. Cuttings of small side shoots, made 
in April, will root in sand, in heat, with or without a glass 
covering. They should have little or no water, when in a 
dormant state, particularly the bulbous-rooted kinds. 
C. acuminata (taper-pointed) Л. large, erect, with a greenish 
tube, and a purple limb ; segments united at apex; corolla ven- 
tricose at base ; tube sub-clavate; peduncles many-flowered. June. ^ | 
7. linear-lanceolate, 2in. to 4in. long, hardly 4in. broad, attenuated 
atapex. Root tuberous. Coromandel, 1820. Stove. 
C. Barklyi (Barkly’s).* fl. scarcely 2in. long, with a narrow, 
curved, pinkish tube, dilated into a globose base, and expanded 
above into a funnel-shaped limb, divided into five long tiliform 
segments, coherent at the incurved tips. May. J. opposite, 
lanceolate, white-veined. Root tuberous. South Africa, 1877. 
Greenhouse, (B. M. 6515.) 
C. Bowkeri (Bowkers) f. solitary, shortly-stalked ; sepals pale 
gen, spotted with brown; corolla pale yellowish-green, 14in, 
ong (including the reflexed limb). J. linear, sub-acute, sessile. 
Root a tuber. л, 1ft. Caffraria, 1862. Greenhouse. (B. M. 5407.) 
С. bulbosa (bulbous). f. large, erect, with a greenish tube and à 
purple limb, having the segments united at the apex; tube of . 
corolla sub-clavate; peduncles many-flowered, shorter than the r 
leaves. April 1. from almost A ve te to lanceolate, acuminated, 
Root tuberous. Coromandel, 1821. Stove. 
)* fl. purple; corolla with a clavate tube, a 
"and read te segments, which are 
ciliated with long hairs; peduncles EC 
